A DJ who is up for reggae artist of the year will be spinning some sweet tunes with his 10-year-old daughter this Carnival.

The legendary Scratchylus (real name Ricardo - but only to old friends) is back from three years living in his native Jamaica where he has honed his music skills and will be performing at the Tabernacle on both Sunday and Monday of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.

Born and brought up in Harlesden, where he is a well-known name, the 40-year-old is set to get Carnival-goers into the mood with his tunes which always have an education message.

Accompanying him will be his 10-year-old daughter Empress Reggae, or just Reggae, who performs with a wisdom beyond her years.

Scratchylus’s newest song, Reset the Mindset, is getting serious global airtime on radio and even MTV which earned him a number one spot in Jamaica and most importantly a nomination for reggae artist of the year at the Love music Awards.

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He said: “I’ve been in Jamaica for the past three years with my daughter Reggae. I’ve been making music for ages but going over to Jamaica was a real eye-opener - they’re really harsh there because everybody is making music.

“I was jamming with Bob Marley’s band which was great and they taught me that it’s good to have a live band as opposed to just through a computer like I was used to in London.

“It was a real learning curve because if you do well, if you get a nomination or number one, you can’t go in there all big-headed, you have to be humble and that’s what reggae’s all about.”

The DJ actually wanted to be a lawyer when he was younger to stop injustice in the world but when he realised lawyers are restricted by the nuances of the law he turned to reggae.

The two professions may not sound similar but Scratchylus is fighting for justice in all his songs. “There has to be a conscience,” he said. “Whether it’s about looking after the environment or each other, I hope people hear my songs and feel they can change the world, everyone has a chance.”

His daughter Empress Reggae will be singing alongside Scratchylus

Daughter Reggae takes on his need to educate people and wants to be a teacher when she grows up - as well as a musician.

She said: “I love performing with daddy, I don’t get nervous because I’ve been doing it since I was four or five and I’ve been performing in Jamaica in front of big crowds since I was seven.”

Scratchylus revealed he is quite shy when it comes to awards and despite being ecstatic about his best reggae artist nomination he does not want to do an acceptance speech if he wins. “I’m no good at that, I’d just forget to thank somebody important.”

The big question is, how did Scratchylus get his name? “I loved music because my mum was always playing Bob Marley, John Holt, Ken Boothe. Every Friday after school my friends and I used to get together and play music and one day I came in and put the record on the record player and it made a horrible scratching noise - since then I’ve been Scratchylus!”

Scratchylus and Empress Reggae will be playing on the World Music Stage at the Tabernacle, Powis Square, on Sunday and Monday of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival at around 2pm.